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Linux Client configuration behind firewall

Hi,

I've searched through all the forums and I am still having problems with this. I have a Linux box behind a firewall that I would like to get the client running on. I do have access to a proxy server to get out of the firewall, but every config that I've seen for this type of setup doesn't work.

How do I configure the client to contact the WCG server from a clean install?

Thanks for your time.

Jared

[Dec 8, 2005 9:34:45 PM]

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Re: Linux Client configuration behind firewall

Have you tried to run BOINC yet? What is the actual problem you are seeing? Can you post the messages from the log? It uses standard ports that are normally open in a firewall (basically, if you can browse the web, you can run BOINC).

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[Dec 10, 2005 5:40:35 PM]

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Re: Linux Client configuration behind firewall

I share your frustration and submitted this as BOINCzilla bug #415

I have attempted to get the combination of BOINC 5.x.x and WCG working on multiple systems and platforms behind an authenticating proxy with only one success. Although all of those same boxes have no trouble connecting to other projects over 4.x.x clients, 5.x.x has been incredibly frustrating on both Windows and Linux.

To make matters more frustrating, the error code changes from release to release. It started for me as error code -500, then -113, now -102 with client 5.2.13

My only working configuration (Linux) through an authenticating proxy was achieved by issuing this command in the CLI:

./boinc_cmd --set_proxy_settings (parameters)

Ever since I did that, whatever was not functional in the config went away and that box has been running happily ever since. This fix does not seem to work in windows however. I am not a programmer and know almost nothing about XML. If anyone needs additional info I would be willing to provide it. If you find anything out, please let us know.

[Dec 14, 2005 3:25:05 PM]

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